Quakerism

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In this program, Dennis Wholey has a conversation about Quakerism with Deborra Sines Pancoe, a member of Abington Friends Meeting in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Topics of discussion include definitions of the terms Quaker and Friend, George Fox and the founding of Quakerism, William Penn and his "Holy Experiment," unprogrammed and programmed worship among different denominations of Friends, the message of Quakerism, and key ideas that guide the Quaker life, such as simplicity, peace, equality, and integrity. In addition, Elizabeth Mosley, another member of AFM, explains some of the traditions and practices of unprogrammed Quaker meeting.

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28 min

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Date of Publication

[2008], c2007

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Films on Demand

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